Melvin Bunch

Melvin Lynn Bunch

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: November 4, 1971 in Texarkana, TX
High School: Liberty Eylau HS (Texarkana, TX)
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 15th round of the 1992 amateur draft.
Signed June 8, 1992. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 6, 1995
Teams (by GP): Royals/Mariners 1995-1999

Final Game: June 25, 1999
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Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1992	20	KCR-min	A-,Rk	7	4	.636	2.44	15	14	1	0	0	0	88.2	73	29	24	7	16	0	95	2	1	2	352		1.004	7.4	0.7	1.6	9.6	5.94	EUG,ROY · NORW,GULF
1993	21	KCR-min	A,A+	11	7	.611	2.21	29	21	8	2	0	4	150.2	131	46	37	7	32	0	125	3	1	8	593		1.082	7.8	0.4	1.9	7.5	3.91	RFD,WMT · MIDW,CARL
1994	22	KCR-min	A+	5	3	.625	3.39	15	12	0	0	0	0	61.0	52	30	23	8	15	0	62	0	0	2	252		1.098	7.7	1.2	2.2	9.1	4.13	WMT · CARL
1995	23	KCR-min	AAA	1	7	.125	4.57	12	11	0	1	0	0	65.0	63	37	33	10	20	2	50	0	1	8	272		1.277	8.7	1.4	2.8	6.9	2.50	OMA · AA
1995	23	KCR	AL	1	3	.250	5.63	13	5	3	0	0	0	40.0	42	25	25	11	14	1	19	0	0	6	175	85	1.400	9.5	2.5	3.2	4.3	1.36

1996	24	KCR-min	AAA	8	9	.471	6.08	33	27	2	0	0	0	146.2	181	106	99	32	59	1	94	7	1	8	663		1.636	11.1	2.0	3.6	5.8	1.59	OMA · AA
1997	25	WSN-min	AAA,AA	7	7	.500	5.51	25	23	0	0	0	0	127.1	147	90	78	20	67	5	108	6	0	10	579		1.681	10.4	1.4	4.7	7.6	1.61	OTT,HRB · IL,EL
1998	26	WSN-min	AAA	6	6	.500	4.59	25	19	2	0	0	0	104.0	101	58	53	17	48	0	99	11	2	7	456		1.433	8.7	1.5	4.2	8.6	2.06	OTT · IL
1999	27	SEA-min	AAA	10	2	.833	3.10	21	19	0	1	1	0	125.0	112	53	43	11	40	1	117	8	1	4	517		1.216	8.1	0.8	2.9	8.4	2.93	TAC · PCL
1999	27	SEA	AL	0	0		11.70	5	1	4	0	0	0	10.0	20	13	13	3	7	0	4	0	0	0	55	44	2.700	18.0	2.7	6.3	3.6	0.57
2 Yrs				1	3	.250	6.84	18	6	7	0	0	0	50.0	62	38	38	14	21	1	23	0	0	6	230	71	1.660	11.2	2.5	3.8	4.1	1.10
162 Game Avg.				3	9	.250	6.84	51	17	20	0	0	0	142	176	108	108	40	60	3	65	0	0	17	652	71	1.660	11.2	2.5	3.8	4.1	1.10

KCR (1 yr)				1	3	.250	5.63	13	5	3	0	0	0	40.0	42	25	25	11	14	1	19	0	0	6	175	85	1.400	9.5	2.5	3.2	4.3	1.36
SEA (1 yr)				0	0		11.70	5	1	4	0	0	0	10.0	20	13	13	3	7	0	4	0	0	0	55	44	2.700	18.0	2.7	6.3	3.6	0.57

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1995	23	KCR	AL	40.0	13	5	25	5.63	5.27	0.35	-0.06	99.1	4.82	-4	-0.3	.3	-0.0	0.0	1	.475	.498	$

1999	27	SEA	AL	10.0	5	1	13	11.70	5.51	-0.46	-0.24	103.2	5.92	-6	-0.5	.6	0.1	-0.4	-5	.392	.497	$
2 Seasons				50.0	18	6	38	6.84	5.32	0.19	-0.10	99.9	5.04	-10	-0.9	.4	0.1	-0.4	-4	.452	.497	$

KCR (1 yr)				40.0	13	5	25	5.63	5.27	0.35	-0.06	99.1	4.82	-4	-0.3	.3	-0.0	0.0	1	.475	.498	$
SEA (1 yr)				10.0	5	1	13	11.70	5.51	-0.46	-0.24	103.2	5.92	-6	-0.5	.6	0.1	-0.4	-5	.392	.497	$

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	ROE
1995	23	KCR	AL	13	175	161	25	42	8	1	11	3	2	14	19	.261	.320	.528	.848	.237	85	0	0	0	0	1	2

1999	27	SEA	AL	5	55	47	13	20	3	0	3	1	0	7	4	.426	.491	.681	1.172	.415	32	1	0	0	1	0	0
2 Yrs				18	230	208	38	62	11	1	14	4	2	21	23	.298	.361	.563	.923	.279	117	1	0	0	1	1	2
162 Game Avg.				51	652	589	108	176	31	3	40	11	6	60	65	.298	.361	.563	.923	.279	332	3	0	0	3	3	6
MLB Averages																.268	.339	.424	.763	.301

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1995	23	KCR	AL	-2.6	-0.2	185	-0.5	1.9	-2.3	.63	-0.5	-0.3	-2.3	-0.2	0.63	-7.3	0	1	6

1999	27	SEA	AL	-6.5	-0.6	56	-0.4	0.4	-0.7	.40	-0.7	-0.2	-8.5	-0.7	0.40	-7.0	1	0	3
2 Yrs				-9.2	-0.8	241	-0.9	2.2	-3.1	.58	-1.2	-0.3	-10.9	-0.9	0.58	-14.3	1	1	9

Starting Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GS	Wgs	Lgs	ND	Wchp	Ltuf	Wtm	Ltm	tmW-L%	Wlst	Lsv	CG	SHO	QS	QS%	GmScA	Best	Wrst	BQR	BQS	sDR	lDR	RS/GS	RS/IP	IP/GS	Pit/GS	<80	80-99	100-119	≥120	Max
1995	23	KCR	AL	13	5	1	3	1	0	1	2	3	.400	0	1	0	0	2	40%	44.0	64	23	6	0	0	3	4.0	3.4	4.5	80	2	3	0	0	93

1999	27	SEA	AL	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0%	40.0	40	40	1	1	0	1	6.0	9.0	2.7	65	1	0	0	0	65
2 Yrs				18	6	1	3	2	0	1	2	4	.333	0	1	0	0	2	33%	43	64	23	7	1	0	4	4.3	4.1	4.2	78	3	3	0	0	93
MLB Averages													.500						47%	48	105	-21					4.9	4.9	6.0	96

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR	Pit/GR
1995	23	KCR	AL	13	8	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0%	8	.631	0	1	6	2	1	5	3	5	5	1	5	0	6.6	35

1999	27	SEA	AL	5	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	75%	6	.398	1	0	3	0	0	4	2	2	3	1	3	0	5.5	41
2 Yrs				18	12	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	3	38%		.575	1	1	9	2	1	9	5	7	8	2	8	0	6.3	37

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GB/FB	GO/AO	IP%	LD%	HR/FB	IF/FB	DPopp	DPs	DP%
1995	23	KCR	AL	175	42%	6.3%	10.9%	8.0%	11.4%	48%	0.44	0.55	75%	22%	12.6%	9%	14	0	0%

1999	27	SEA	AL	55	51%	5.5%	7.3%	12.7%	10.9%	30%	0.57	0.63	75%	16%	12.0%	11%	15	1	7%
2 Yrs				230	44%	6.1%	10.0%	9.1%	11.3%	42%	0.47	0.56	75%	20%	12.5%	10%	29	1	3%
MLB Averages					45%	2.7%	16.6%	9.1%	7.8%	33%	0.81	1.10	70%	21%	8.2%	15%			10%

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Pit	Pit/PA	Str	Str%	L/Str	S/Str	F/Str	I/Str	AS/Str	I/Bll	AS/Pit	Con	1st%	30%	30c	30s	02%	02c	02s	02h	L/SO	3pK	4pW	PAu	Pitu	Stru
1995	23	KCR	AL	175	678	3.87	410	60%	22%	13%	31%	35%	78%	1%	47%	83%	58%	4%	7	3	18%	31	10	0	21%	4	3	0	0	0

1999	27	SEA	AL	55	227	4.13	131	58%	32%	11%	24%	34%	68%	0%	39%	84%	47%	0%	0	0	13%	7	2	0	50%	1	0	0	0	0
2 Yrs				230	905	3.93	541	60%	24%	12%	29%	34%	76%	1%	45%	84%	56%	3%	7	3	17%	38	12	0	26%	5	3	0	0	0
MLB Averages						3.71		61%	26%	15%	27%	32%	74%	2%	45%	80%	57%	6%			19%				28%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

					Hits			Home Runs							Advances				Baserunning
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	H	Inf	Bnt	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	<2,3B	Scr	SO	%	ROE	WP	PB	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	BT	PAu
1995	23	KCR	AL	175	42	5	2	11	1	2	5	6	6	5	3	2	0	67%	2	6	0	50	3	2	60%	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	0

1999	27	SEA	AL	55	20	1	0	3	0	4	2	1	2	1	7	4	1	57%	0	0	0	24	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2 Yrs				230	62	6	2	14	1	6	7	7	8	6	10	6	1	60%	2	6	0	74	4	2	67%	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
MLB Averages																		54%							69%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1995	23	1	3	.250	5.63	13	5	3	40.0	42	25	25	11	14	1	19	6	175	85	1.400	9.5	2.5	3.2	4.3	1.36	85
1996	24	1	3	.250	5.63	13	5	3	40.0	42	25	25	11	14	1	19	6	175	85	1.400	9.5	2.5	3.2	4.3	1.36	85
1997	25	1	3	.250	5.63	13	5	3	40.0	42	25	25	11	14	1	19	6	175	85	1.400	9.5	2.5	3.2	4.3	1.36	85
1998	26	1	3	.250	5.63	13	5	3	40.0	42	25	25	11	14	1	19	6	175	85	1.400	9.5	2.5	3.2	4.3	1.36	85
1999	27	1	3	.250	6.84	18	6	7	50.0	62	38	38	14	21	1	23	6	230	71	1.660	11.2	2.5	3.8	4.1	1.10	71

Neutralized Pitching

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Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1995	23	2	3	.400	4.89	46.0	45	28	25	12	15	22	0	1.304	8.8	2.9	4.3	1.47	2.3	13

1999	27	0	1	.000	10.80	10.0	19	13	12	3	7	4	0	2.600	17.1	6.3	3.6	0.57	2.7	5
2 Yrs		2	4	.333	5.95	56.0	64	41	37	15	22	26	0	1.536	10.3		4.2	1.18	2.4	18

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